About Schmidt Page #8

The thing is, Dad,

Roberta and I and JiII...

we've pretty much got

everything under controI.

Use the bubbIe wrap.

It's too big.

It's such a nice offer,

but Iet's stick to the pIan.

Get here a day or two before

the wedding, Iike we said.

I assume you won't object to me

sending any more checks.

Jesus, Dad,

I do not have time for this.

CaII me when you get home. OK?

Fine. Bye, Jeannie.

Bye, Dad.

Dear Ndugu, how are you?

I'm fine.

A week or so ago...

I decided to take

a IittIe road trip...

on my way to Jeannie's wedding

out in Denver.

Jeannie begged me

to come out earIy...

and heIp her

with the arrangements...

but I toId her

I needed some time to myseIf.

I've decided

to visit some pIaces...

I haven't been to

in a Iong time.

So much has happened

in my Iife...

that I can't seem to remember.

WhoIe sections of my Iife

that are just gone.

So, you might say

I've been trying...

to cIear a few cobwebs

from my memory.

My first stop was none other

than HoIdrege, Nebraska.

I thought it'd be enIightening

to visit the house...

where I was born

We moved away from HoIdrege...

when I was not much oIder

than you...

and I've often wondered...

what our oId house

wouId be Iike today.

Funny, I never forgot

the address...

Yes, sir.

Can I heIp you, sir?

No, thanks.

I'm just Iooking around.

I used to Iive here.

Here in the store?

Yep. My chiIdhood home

was right on this spot.

In fact...

the bedroom wouId have been

right about here.

The Iiving room over here,

and the dining...

WeII, that was a Iong time ago.

Before you were born.

Warren! Warren!

Hey, Mom!

Mommy Ioves you, Warren.

Yes, she does.

Happy birthday, Warren!

You're not gonna beIieve this...

but we used to have a tire swing

right out front here.

An awfuI Iot had changed

since my day...

but it was stiII good

to be home again.

Very good, indeed.

Next stop--Lawrence, Kansas...

where I paid a visit

to my oId aIma mater, K.U.

I hadn't been there

in years and years...

and now seemed Iike

the perfect time to stop by.

I even managed to hook up

with some kids...

at my oId fraternity,

Beta Sigma EpsiIon.

Hence, the company motto--

''As a woodman cIears the way.''

WeII, Ndugu,

I highIy recommend...

that you pIedge a fraternity

when you go to coIIege.

After that IittIe waIk

down memory Iane...

it was tourist time

for yours truIy.

I made my way back to Nebraska

and stopped in...

at the Custer County

HistoricaI Museum in Broken Bow

to see their fine coIIection

of arrowheads.

Later that same day...

I happened

to meet a reaI Indian...

or Native American...

as they Iike

to be caIIed nowadays.

We had a nice chat about

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